A Proclamation on National Equal Pay Day, 2023

     Despite historic growth, rising wages, and unemployment at a near record low, women working full-time, year-round are paid an average 84 cents for every dollar paid to men.  Pay disparities are even more pronounced for Black women, Native American women, Latinas, many Asian American women, and women with disabilities.  On Equal Pay Day,…

A Proclamation on National Family Week, 2022

     During National Family Week, we celebrate the power of family, whose love and dreams for the future have made this Nation strong for generations.      For me and the First Lady, family is everything.  That is why, from day one, my Administration’s top priority has been to build an economy that works for…

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Report: “Advancing Equity Through the American Rescue Plan”

Highlights the Most Equitable Economic Recovery Ever Details Efforts to Ensure Equity in 32 Major American Rescue Plan Policies Today, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different American Rescue Plan programs that represent nearly $900 billion or 60 percent of…

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, April 27, 2022

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:07 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay, I have no toppers today.  Don’t be so disappointed.  And I know we have a hard out for some people to gather, so we will all keep you updated on when that needs to happen. But, Zeke, why don’t you kick us off? Q   …

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Year One of President Biden’s Economic Agenda

By Chair Cecilia Rouse A year ago today, President Biden entered office with a full agenda: a pledge not only to fight the pandemic and support economic recovery, but also to rebuild our economy to produce long-term and more widely-shared growth. The President was inaugurated amidst a still-raging pandemic and a weak economic recovery. A…

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, January 18, 2022

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:05 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hello, everyone. Q    Hello. MS. PSAKI:  Take your time.  We’re good.  Okay, good afternoon.  (Removes facemask.)  Oh, masks are a little difficult with earrings, I’m learning right now.  Okay.  Well, okay.  (Laughs.) Happy day 364 of this administration.  I’m excited to welcome the President’s…

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, November 15, 2021

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:51 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Okay.  I just have one item for all of you at the top.  Obviously, an exciting day here at the White House, but I also wanted to note that the President — which we announced, of course — but signed an executive…

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